Overview by Richard Huenink

Name

Death Valley Monster Truck Race

Filename

Map10.dnf

Size

Large

Setting

High Noon Hot

Level Summary

Description

Responding
to orders Duke heads to Hoover Dam in an EDF Drop Ship to investigate a
wormhole in the sky which is believed to be a portal from the Alien
world. The Dam top is overrun with Alien forces so Duke is dropped off
nearby and must drive his monster truck with a mounted missile launcher
to make his way to the to the Dam.

Game Play Elements

Enemies

Attack ships: Chase Duke, destroy the environment can be shot down with several missile hits

Alien Drop ships: Deliver alien troops can be shot down with several missile hits

Recon Bikes: Chase Duke can be run over with the truck or shot with missiles

Pigcops: Can be run over with the truck or shot with missiles

Assault Troopers: Can be run over with the truck or shot with missiles

Assault Commanders: Destroy the environment. Can be shot down with several missile hits

Giant Battle lord: Rises from lake mead at the Dam top can only be destroyed using Nukes

Pigcops in vehicles: Ramming into the player and firing weapons

Destructible Items

Small
old wooden buildings: Out houses, tool sheds, cabins, mining sheds, old
general stores etc. Can be smashed with truck or shot down with 1
missile hit

Wooden Fences: Can be smashed with truck or shot down with 1 missile hit

Wooden Road Blocks: Can be smashed with truck or shot down with 1 missile hit

Wooden
Pillars: Legs/Supports from bridges, railroad bridges, water towers,
guard towers and piers. Break from running over them or 1 missile hit

Signs: Billboards, road signs etc can be smashed with truck or shot down with 1 missile hit

Jersey Barriers: Temporary highway dividers can be smashed with truck or shot with 1 missile

Cactus, Joshua Trees: Can be smashed with truck or shot down with 1 missile hit

Puzzles and Stops

Gas Cans: Run out of gas and solve navigation and physics puzzles locating gas cans

Bridge: Locate and learn about gas cans acquiring a gas can in a small bridge guard building jumping through the skylight

Mining
Camp: Remove weight from an ore cart to push it up a hill. Use track
switches to route the cart to the correct track and push it through a
destructible barrier acquiring a gas can. Perhaps the player has to
mount it and ride it over a broken track death pit. Another idea is to
remove weight from a lift to solve a counterweight puzzle acquiring a
gas can using David's old map07b counterweight puzzle

Monster Truck Rally: Strength tap open a garage door and break shelving boards to acquire a gas can